Truman Urges Prompt Ratification of UN Charter
President Truman presented the United Nations charter to the Senate and urged its prompt ratification. He framed the choice as charter or no charter, stressing world security and U.S. participation. Hearings on the charter set to begin next Monday as Senate leadership moves swiftly.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Mr. Truman
House
United States
Foreign Relations Committee
Barkley
Quick Action London ratification of SF peace charter
Quick ratification of the San Francisco peace charter appeared certain today in London. The move follows intense negotiations with major powers and signals a swift path to formalizing the agreement.
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London
San Francisco
Grandson reports bombing over southern Germany in WWII letter
A niece quotes an airman’s letter describing bomb attacks near Munich and fires across Lake Constance as Germany faced Allied air power. The note, received by Mrs. Barbara Ruppert of 2113 14th Avenue, also mentions two prior letters and a 20 hour flight from England to the U S east coast. Sergeant Ray E. Barth, on furlough, is visiting his grandmother.
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Switzerland
Lake Constance
Germany
U. S
8Th
15Th Air Forces
Royal Air Force
Barbara Ruppert
14Th Avenue
Munich
Monroe Over Tops E-Bond Drive In World War II
Monroe exceeded the E-bond goal with 612 749 dollars in sales and led in individual purchases, while Green County lagged behind. City Chairman H C Roth announced the strong total last Saturday, noting the drive has an extra week and urging continued buying.
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Monroe
H. C. Roth
Green County
Still a Week to Buy War Bonds in Mighty Seventh
Washington reports five more days remain to reach the Mighty Seventh War Loan goal though the drive is officially over. Total sales stand at 22.698 billion dollars from all sources, well above the 14 billion quota except for series E bonds. Individual purchases plus E bonds total 7.204 billion, corporations 15.494 billion, each category aiming for seven billion. The drive ran May 14 to June 30 with an accounting period through July 7.
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Washington
Tragic Tractor Accident Claims Austin Man
Madison Lenz, 68, of Austin Minnesota, was killed Saturday night when a tractor rolled over an embankment on his son-in-law and daughter Theodore Rostvedt farm in Dane. He was visiting the farm and had been plowing corn when the accident occurred.
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Tracer Madison
Louis Lenz
Austin
Minn
Theodore Rostvedt
Dane
Lenz
June 1945 Drier Than 1944 Weather Report
In June 1945 precipitation was 5.61 inches versus 8.26 inches in June 1944. The 1945 month was cooler with an average high of 81 compared with 85 last year. July skies stayed murky, a brief shower fell this morning, and crops face a severe setback without warmth and sun.
Sergeant Ganshert Returns Home After 11 Months Overseas
Sgt. Roger Ganshert arrives back in the United States after eleven months of duty in England and Europe. He served as radar maintenance man and squadron crew chief, enlisting in 1942 and reporting at Ft. Sheridan before training across multiple bases including St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Boca Raton, Abilene, DeRidder, Ward, Greensboro, and finally crossing overseas in fall 1944.
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J. Roger Ganshert
States
England
Europe
J. W. Ganshert
Ganshert
Air Corps
Ft. Sheridan
St. Petersburg
Fla
Clearwater
Chicago
Truaxfield
Madison
Boca Raton Field
Abilene
Tex
DeRidder
Woodward
Okla
Greensboro
N. C
Wickard Sworn Rural Electrification Chief in REA Office
Claude R. Wickard, former secretary of agriculture, was sworn in as Rural Electrification Administration administrator today at the REA offices in St. Louis.
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Wickard
REA
St. Louis
Claude Afl Wickard
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Washington
Supreme Court
Wiley Rutledge
Byrnes Confirmed Unanimously as Secretary of State
Senate approved James F Byrnes to succeed Ed Stettinius Jr as secretary of state by voice vote after suspending rules for quick confirmation. The move honors Byrnes long service in government and leaves him next in line should Truman not finish his term.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Senate
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
White House
Supreme Court
Truman
Barkley
White
Maine
Byrnes
Car Use Stamp Sales Lag Behind as Post Office Sells Most
Local IRS members urged motorists to buy the $5 auto sticker at the post office. Through Saturday night the post office had 13 250 dollars in stamps sold from 17 500 available. This year’s sales trail those of 1944 as motorists delay purchases.
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Internal Revenue Department
Senate approves funds for fair employment practices one year
The Senate approved continuing the fair employment practices committee for one year by a 42 to 26 vote. Senator La Follette of Wisconsin and Senator Wiley supported the measure along with the majority on Saturday.
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Washington
Wisconsin
LaFollette
Wiley
Senate
Fair Employment Practices Committee
Reconversion Gains Pace As Housewives Await Appliances
War agencies push reconversion, but civilian goods lag. The War Production Board will shift to a simple priority system, releasing metal for civilian use and scrapping some controls. Many items such as refrigerators and radios remain scarce with long waits and lists for buyers.
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Washington
War Production Board
Fred M. Vinson
Congress
Vinson
Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion
Japan
WPB
Not an Alarm From Brewery Leak Bell Rings in Monroe
A large group in Monroe woke before 3 30 a m Sunday and lingered in the southwest area after hearing a bell. They later learned it was caused by a small leak at the Blumer brewery sprinkler system. The alarm rang until pressure was shut off.
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Monroe
Blumer Brewery
Springler
Bombing Raid and Female Pilots Reported in World War II News
AP dispatches from London and Washington describe three American aircraft piloted by women shot down over Kweilin China. The report notes a worker shortage of American air crews and that women are now serving in operational roles. Washington reports Fortresses returning to Japan after a major strike less than 24 hours earlier. A medium force of about 50 B 29s attacked industrial plants at Shimotsu near Osaka on Honshu.
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London
Tokyo
Kweilin
China
Washington
Japan
Empire
Shimotsu
Osaka
Honshu
Potato Shortage Crisis Warns of Late Blight in Midwest
Growers across Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan face one of the greatest late blight threats in recent years in July. Dr I E Melhus of Iowa State College says only a sharp hot dry spell or regular Bordeaux spraying can avert losses. The forecasting effort began in 1942 after a projected 25 million bushels could be at risk. The organism was found in parts of the early growing area where it had not been reported before.
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Ames
Mississippi Valley
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
I. E. Melhus
Iowa State College
Methus
Gas Station Customer Returns After Quick Theft
A Monroe filling station operator pumped a customer’s gas then left to fetch a rag. The customer drove off after the operator wrote the license number, then returned with payment and gas coupons, clearing the incident.
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Monroe
Lightning Damages Brodhead Garage and Car in Storm
A bolt struck a Brodhead garage and coupe owned by Orlin Brewer, causing extensive damage. The loss is partly covered by insurance. In the same storm, lightning struck aerial wires at the Jacob Rosheisen home, followed the lines into the house and set curtains afire.
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Brodhead
Times Special Service
Orlin Brewer
Jacob Rosheisen
More Meat Certain For Resort Areas
Washington officials promised to draft an order within 24 hours to boost meat shipments to northern summer resort regions. Senator Brewster chairing a committee said the measure will allow packers and slaughterers to increase supplies during peak vacation months amid a broader meat shortage inquiry.
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Washington
Brewster
R-Me
Governors Conference Urges State Auto in Postwar Reform
At Mackinac Island Michigan the 37th annual governors meeting focused on state competency in postwar reconversion with leaders Maw Tobin Warren Gates and Kelly urging limits on federal control. They argued for local knowledge guiding aid while maintaining federal help and full employment across regions.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Herbert B. Maw
Utah
Maw
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
San Francisco
Maurice J. Tobin
Massachusetts
Ralph F. Gates
Indiana
Harry F. Kelly
Michigan
United States
Australian Seventh Ashore at Balikpapan in Record Invasion
General MacArthur watched from the map as Australian Seventh Division stormed Balikpapan behind a massive pre invasion bombardment. Japanese resistance surged on the last ridge but the assault secured the oil port area with wrecked refinery and burning oil storage. The landing involved 3500 ton pre invasion strike operations and naval and air support from U S forces and allies.
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Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Balikpapan
Borneo
Pacific
MacArthur
Cooly
Far East
Associated Press
James Hutcheson
Radio Tokyo
Kulla Samboja
U. S
18Th
Fifth Air
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Leyte
Lingayen Gulf
Luzon
Badgers Return to U S After Long Overseas War Route
Wisconsin Fifth division soldiers, known as the Red Diamond outfit, arrived back in America after a tour that included Iceland, Northern Ireland, France and Germany. The unit now heads toward furloughs or possible dispersion as air transport command planes land them on home soil for the first time in nearly four years.
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Badgers
Miami
Wisconsin
Air Transport Command
Fifth
Iceland
Northern
Ireland
France
Germany
Allied Control Plans Decentralize Reich as Troops Move Toward Berlin
American control group maps a plan to break Germany into several lander districts and start disbanding the western Reich into three lander. Troops including the Second Armored Division march toward Berlin to present proposals to the quadruple control council with the 82nd Airborne to follow.
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Paris
Germany
U. S
Allied Control Council
Berlin
Frankfurt
Russia
Britain
France
Western Reich
Quadripartite Control Council
82Nd Airborne Division
Four Thousand Tons of Incendiaries Hit Japanese Industrial Centers
Guam reports the largest incendiary blitz of World War II with nearly 600 B-29s dropping 4000 tons of bombs on Abe and other industrial hubs. The waterfront burned as crews described bombs well placed in key sectors and smaller planes harassed enemy from Java to inland sea, with 26 ships sunk or damaged.
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Guam
Japan
Abe
Java
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